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Read AI

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Meeting, email and message summaries in one feed

meeting summariesengagement analyticsemail summariesconversation searchFreemium · from $15/seat/mo

Listed on EffectHub · Aug 16, 2026

Web · macOS · Windows · iOS · Android · Chrome extension · Slack app · API

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Pricing

Pricing model: Freemium
Paid options from: $15/seat/mo
Billing: Per seat, monthly

Free measures 30 meetings a month but allows only 5 transcripts, reports and live-note sessions, caps meetings at one hour and needs no card. Pro is $15 per user a month billed annually ($19.75 monthly) with unlimited transcripts and 4-hour meetings; Enterprise $22.50 and Enterprise+ $29.75 per user a month billed annually require five or more licences and add playback, SSO, SCIM and HIPAA. No refunds, card only, and every licence in a workspace must be on the same plan.

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Overview

About Read AI

Read AI joins Google Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams calls to transcribe and summarise them, then applies the same summaries to Gmail, Outlook and Slack so one feed covers meetings, email and chat. A search layer called Ask Read answers questions across all of it with citations, an agent can attend meetings on your behalf, and the data flows out to HubSpot, Salesforce, Jira, Notion, Zapier, webhooks and a public API. It ships as native Windows, macOS, iOS and Android apps plus a Chrome extension, and the free tier includes meeting coaching and engagement metrics alongside five transcripts a month.

Platforms: Web · macOS · Windows · iOS · Android · Chrome extension · Slack app · API
API: Yes
Last verified: Oct 15, 2026

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Pricing page: Free $0 with 5 transcripts/reports/live notes a month and 1-hour cap; Pro $15/user/month annual or $19.75 monthly; Enterprise $22.50 annual or $29.75 monthly and Enterprise+ $29.75 annual or $39.75 monthly, both requiring 5+ licences; no refunds; annual volume discounts 10–20% (15 October 2026)read.ai ↗
Home page: works with Google Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams, summarises Gmail, Outlook and Slack, Ask Read search with citations, agents that attend meetings, apps for iPhone, Android, macOS and Windows plus a Chrome extension, public API and webhooks, Claude/ChatGPT/MCP connectors, SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR and HIPAA claims; footer Read AI, Inc. (15 October 2026)read.ai ↗

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Is Read AI legit?

We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.

Domain registered: Dec 16, 2017 (8 years ago)Registry record (RDAP), registrar NameCheap, Inc., looked up Sep 6, 2026
TLS certificate: Issued by Google Trust Services, valid until Dec 13, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 15, 2026
Last checked: Oct 15, 2026The site answered
Operated by: Read AI, Inc., United StatesOur research, card verified Oct 15, 2026

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Editorial verdict

Pros & cons of Read AI

high confidence

The free tier is unusually generous on breadth — meeting coach, engagement scores, cross-tool search — and stingy on depth, with only five transcripts a month, so it works as a trial rather than a long-term free plan. Pay for Pro if you live in back-to-back calls and want the same assistant reading your inbox and Slack; stick with a cheaper transcriber if all you want is notes.

Pros

Covers meetings, email and messaging in one assistant with cited answers across all three
Native desktop and mobile apps plus a Chrome extension, not only a web dashboard
Public API, webhooks, Zapier, MCP connectors and CRM integrations for getting data out
Engagement and sentiment metrics that most transcribers do not attempt
SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR and HIPAA claims, with training on customer data off by default

Cons

Free tier caps transcripts, reports and live notes at five a month
Audio and video playback only from the $22.50 Enterprise tier, which needs five licences
No refunds, card-only billing, and every licence in a workspace must be on the same plan
Engagement and sentiment scoring on colleagues raises consent questions in some workplaces

Best for

Sales and customer-facing teams who want engagement and sentiment read-outs after every call
People drowning in meetings, email and Slack who want one searchable feed
Workspaces that want SSO, SCIM and HIPAA on the top tier

Not for

Anyone who just needs cheap, reliable transcripts — five a month on Free runs out in a week
Teams that object to a bot joining calls as a visible participant

Watch out: '30 meetings a month' on the Free plan refers to meetings measured for metrics; actual transcripts and reports stop at five. Budget for Pro from the start if you need notes from every call.

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